Fatal Error while loading v3.2

Slicer

My Game crash's on join/load no matter if I create or I try and join an online server. I have version 3.2 and am trying to join 3.2 servers, try'd 3.1.3 but obviously the DLL's are different. The fatal error I am recieving now (after uninstalling/re-installing about 5-6 times and the error changing 3 times) is:

Mod_LoadBrushModel: models/cindergibs.mdl has wrong version number (0 should be 30)

Things I have done to try and fix it: (not necessarily in this order)
1. Uninstall and delete NS folder, restart, re-install
2. Uninstall IE7, restart, then 1 again.
3. Went all the way through HL Training, then 1 again.

I would like to get back into NS as I use to play the early versions.


Any help very appreciated.

Femme_Fatale

try and locate them files that looks like they are missing /or bad version and ask if someone can send them to you, from an install of NS that DOES work.

Slicer

I have just gone through the entire C:\programfiles\valve\steam\steamapps\MyEmail\half-life\ns folder and could not find the file at all.

I also ran a search on C: for the file to no avail.

I will try Downloading the patch from a different server and see how I go.

Slicer

Well I just download the file again from a different place (torrent this time) and still no good. It crash's at the 'Precaching Rescoures' part of the load if that any help. Its still the same error also.

Maybe someone could email me this? or upload it on a hosting site or something for me?

Thanks for you help Femme_Fatale

Femme_Fatale

just a wild hint

try and start a local server

then when its rendered that
go online and play

<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink-fix.gif" />

its a common remedy to the precache error.
you start a local game and it renders it,creating the files.

then you try it online and it works.
yeah trust me, ive had every common to semicommon steambug you can think of....

Slicer

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I tried again just for kicks, still no good. Same error reported. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/confused-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="???" border="0" alt="confused-fix.gif" />